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Godzilla Final Wars
is a 2004 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, with special effects by Eiichi Asada. Distributed by Toho and produced by its subsidiary Toho Pictures, it is the 29th film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and the sixth and final film in the franchise's Millennium era. The film stars Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei Kikukawa, Don Frye, Maki Mizuno, Kazuki Kitamura, Kane Kosugi, Kumi Mizuno, Kenji Sahara, Masami Nagasawa, Chihiro Otsuka, Shigeru Izumiya, Masakatsu Funaki, Masato Ibu, Jun Kunimura, and Akira Takarada. In the film, when a mysterious race of aliens known as the Xiliens arrive on Earth, the Earth Defense Force (EDF) find themselves locked in battle with various monsters attacking cities around the world, leading them to revive the only chance to save their planet: Godzilla. Like most of the films in the franchise's Millennium era, ''Godzilla: Final Wars'' is a reboot; unlike its predecessors, it ignores the events of the original 1954 ''Godzilla'' film, takin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noriyoshi Ohrai
was a Japanese illustrator. He is most notable for illustrating the international poster for ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) and several Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' film posters during the Heisei era. Ohrai's prolific work includes the illustration of over 1,300 book and magazine covers, video game box art, movie posters and portraits. Career Ohrai started his career as an illustrator after dropping out of a painting course at Tokyo University of the Arts in 1957. He first began to Exhibition, exhibit his paintings in Ginza in 1960 however he was unable to sell a single piece of artwork. In 1962, Ohrai joined a Startup company, startup advertising company called the Tokyu Agency. Over the course of his career, Ohrai illustrated over 1,300 book covers alone, and was known for completing artwork commissions within 3 days. He was wide-reaching in his work, creating photorealistic military illustrations for historical magazines, sci-fi paintings for movies and novels, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |